- Bill Short
Infobox MLB retired
name=Bill Short
position=Pitcher
bgcolor1=#000000
bgcolor2=#F87217
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
birthdate=birth date and age|1937|11|27
deathdate=
bats=Left
throws=Left
debutdate=April 23
debutyear=by|1960
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=June 13
finalyear=by|1969
finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=3-8
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.70
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=71
teams=
*New York Yankees (1960)
*Baltimore Orioles (1962, 1966)
*Boston Red Sox (1966)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1967)
*New York Mets (1968)
*Cincinnati Reds (1969)
highlights=
* Bill threw a shutout against theMinnesota Twins to give his Orioles a 2-0 victory onJuly 1 , by|1966.William Ross Short is a former
Major League Baseball pitcher .He was signed by the
New York Yankees as an amateurfree agent in by|1955. Bill made his Major League Debut for the Yankees in by|1960 and play his final game with the Reds in by|1969.In by|1959 Bill was awarded the Most Valuable Pitcher award for the
International League .During his playing career, Short reportedly had a throwing style similar to
Whitey Ford and also had a 'sneaky'pickoff move to first base [by|1961Topps #252] .ources
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* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pshorb101.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/about/page.jsp?ymd=20061214&content_id=148618&vkey=about_l117&fext=.jsp&sid=l117 International League Award Winners]Notes
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